the help of a clinical psychologist. jeff gardere is here. jeff, i don't even know where to begin with this. with the community dealing with 26 people, with 20 children, with families dealing with this, parents who sent their kids to school, went off to work or off to do whatever they were doing, getting ready for the holidays, maybe they were well, i just tho be very honest with ourselves that many of us feel like you, don. we don't know where to begin. but there is a place and that is what the police are doing and the mobile crisis units are doing now which is providing debriefing to not just get information but to allow these families to allow the parents, to allows the friends to just be able to talk about what they're experiencing. allowing them to ease into this grieving process that's going to be taking such a long time for them to get through, but most importantly, to help stabilize them, making sure that they get information that they get food, that they get warmth, that they get support and that they have an open communication, shoulders that are available for them to cry on to le

want to bring in clinical psychologi psychologist. dr. jeff guardier. we're listening to robbie parker, saying things that i know for many people watching, it's hard to imagine the bravely. when he says i'm not angry, i don't want this to be something that defines me, i want it to inspire me to be better. a lot of people are feeling angry, very, very angry. how can they begin to get their arms around what has happened to their children. >>> i think what they need to look at, erin is what robbie parker is doing right now, he's being brave, he's being a role model. he's using what we see in psychology as the healthiest way to cope with the tragedy. he's communicating about it. secondly, he is openly grieving and not in denial as some people might still be. third, he's looking at what is most positive about his daughter. the fact that he was blessed, that she had some time on this earth. and he is celebrating that and that is important. we're also looking at the fact that he's using spiritspiritual. you don't have to believe in a god, but there is spirituality, a higher power that we give

Excerpts 0 to 1 of about 2 results.